Twin Cities Area Brewpubs and Taprooms plus Minnesota Breweries-in-Planning 2017

Outside of the Twin Cities area, in Goodview, Wenonah Brewing will be closing after Memorial Day weekend, due, they claim, to space and lease limitations. Hat tip to Chaz.

Originally posted by islay
Outside of the Twin Cities area, in Goodview, Wenonah Brewing will be closing after Memorial Day weekend, due, they claim, to space and lease limitations. Hat tip to Chaz.

Originally posted by islay
Kale Johnson, the owner / brewer at 56 Brewing, told me that Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative, which soon will be opening in the tiny former 56 space, will not have an official taproom after all. Regulators require a few expensive modifications before they would approve a taproom, and Broken Clock as of now is choosing not to make those modifications. Rather, it will allow patrons to purchase glassware, which it then will fill with free pours (as breweries were allowed to do prior to passage of the Surly Bill). Kale told me that 56 used this method as well at its former location (I never went there, so I can’t confirm; if they had publicized this fact better I probably would’ve shown up; I’m not a big growlers guy). Broken Clock opens its non-taproom to the public on Friday, 5-19-17.

An update on Broken Clock from The Growler: "Broken Clock will open to the public on Friday, May 19 for a grand opening. While the brewery is primarily a production space, Broken Clock will open for tours, tastings, and growler fills on weekends. Twelve times each year, they can attain a special temporary taproom license that allows them to sell pints." I’ll speak to brewery representatives when I get the chance in order to determine whether I’ll count it as an official taproom (as if anyone else cares). https://growlermag.com/now-open-or-damn-close-broken-clock-brewing-cooperative/

Imminent Brewing in Northfield hosts its opening weekend celebration starting Friday, June 16. Imminent will be the second brewery to open in Northfield in 2017, following Tanzenwald, and Chapel in neighboring Dundas may open this year as well. Dundas also has the very good Keepsake Cidery, so the area could become a good destination trip at only about an hour from much of the immediate Twin Cities area. Hat tip to HeadRetention at the other site. http://www.imminentbrewing.com/new-events

I’ll note that, after Broken Clock opens, I wouldn’t be surprised if no other new brewing company opens in Minneapolis proper in the next couple of years. Pryes should open later this year in North Minneapolis ("North North Loop?"), and I’m guessing 2018 for the Finnegans taproom downtown. Both of those are existing, operating brewing companies that are opening their own locations. Otherwise, there aren’t many credible plans on my radar. It has been a long time since I heard anything on the Cap’s Grille brewpub plan. Perhaps one of our resident Oakhold insiders can speak to the timeline of the Oakhold "taproom" / associated pub that may be in the works for south Minneapolis. All of the other Minneapolis plans I’m tracking seem to be dormant or otherwise unlikely to come to fruition any time soon. Of course, new plans can spring up, and occasionally places do open with little notice, but we may be hitting a brewery plateau in Minneapolis. Meanwhile, the brewery boom is only accelerating in St. Paul, the suburbs, and the exurbs. I’ll leave it to you to speculate as to why.

Originally posted by islay
Perhaps one of our resident Oakhold insiders can speak to the timeline of the Oakhold "taproom" / associated pub that may be in the works for south Minneapolis.

The Oakhold tap room will be where you serve kellerbier, right?

Minnesota Sunday Sales took away a reason for you to visit Hudson, but one step backward and two steps forward: There are two BIPs for Hudson: Aberforth Brewing ( http://aberforthbrewing.com/ ) and Hop & Barrel Brewing Company ( http://hopandbarrelbrewing.com/ ). The latter writes, "We plan to open our Hudson taproom in the Fall of 2017 just two blocks from the pier." Hat tips to Chaz for both.

Chaz also passes along this podcast, which features a discussion of Earth Rider Brewing Company, a Superior, Wisconsin BIP: http://www.wpr.org/listen/1096556

Originally posted by deyholla

Originally posted by islay
Outside of the Twin Cities area, in Goodview, Wenonah Brewing will be closing after Memorial Day weekend, due, they claim, to space and lease limitations. Hat tip to Chaz.

Can’t say I am surprised.

The Growler has some information on the Wooden Hill BIP in Edina, which "is expected to open to the public this fall." (Expected by whom? Cockeyed optimists? My "Double It" rule says spring 2018. Prove me wrong, Wooden Hill!) https://growlermag.com/wooden-hill-brewing-company-edinas-first-brewery-coming-fall/

In the meantime, it’s not a brewery, but Flying Dutchman Spirits has opened its cocktail room to the public in neighboring Eden Prairie (not to be confused with Eden Valley). https://growlermag.com/now-open-flying-dutchman-spirits/